We welcome submissions using both micro and macro analyses. Some examples of topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- The impacts of taxes and transfers on individual and firm behaviour (such as employment, savings, and investment)
- Tax avoidance and evasion, including international tax avoidance, and ways to combat them
- Normative analysis of the design of tax and spending policies
- The role of cash transfers in poverty alleviation
- The impacts of taxes, transfers, and the provision of public services on poverty reduction, the distribution of income and wellbeing more generally
- Analysis of behavioural interventions targeted to guide individuals’ decision-making
- Efficiency of and equity in public service delivery 5-6 July 2017, Maputo, Mozambique WIDER Development Conference 2 of 2
- Revenue mobilization and taxation in the extractives sector (oil, gas, and mining)
- The link from improved tax collection to a more efficient and equitable public service provision
More info at https://www.wider.unu.edu/sites/default/files/Opportunities/PDF/call-for-papers-conference-public-economics-for-development.pdf
13 March 2017 paper/extended abstract submission deadline
13 March 2017 paper/extended abstract submission deadline